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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - II - American Papers

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Doc Ref No	D(W)1778/II/654
Title	William Gerard de Brahm to Lord Dartmouth, Queens Square, Westminster
Date	5 Jul 1773
Description	Anxiety of the Cape Florida Society to have matters brought to an issue, they desire to take labourers with them but can secure them only by giving them a share of land, necessity for their obtaining their last request from his Lordship Enclosures, map of Cape Florida drawn by William Gerard de Brahm showing the situation of the Earl of Dartmouth's land 30 Jun 1773, London, letter from, apparently, the Cape Florida Society to William Gerard de Brahm, concerning the difficulties connected with their obtaining the further grant of 2000 acres, in French, with seal Proposal and plan "Pour forme une colonie sociale de bon et habiles agricultuers sur les dommaines d'Amerique de Mylord Dartmouth, situe au Cap Florida sur le Golphe Sandwich"
Extent	4 pages